Life of a Saint: Jim Everett

Photo by George Rose/Getty ImagesHe was born in Kansas. He grew up in New Mexico. He attended college in Indiana and played the majority of his NFL career in California. Yet, Jim Everett still sits at number five on the all-time Saints career passing yardage list.

So how did Jim Everett and the city of New Orleans fit so well? One glaringly obvious thing they had in common was finding a “resurrection” of sorts within the walls of the Superdome.

Life of a Saint: Jim Everett

From an early age, Jim Everett was blessed with clarity. “Early on, I took the time to take a step back and say, ‘What do I want?’, and I wanted to be an NFL quarterback. I really did. I always said there were guys that had…